Serving tray



n July Q, 1935. E, LEAVENS 2,007,541

SERVINGv TRAY Filed May' 19, 1934 i Patented July 9, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,007,541 SERVING TRAY Robert E. Leavens, Houston, Tex. Application May 19, 1934, seri-a1 No. 726,616

Z Claims.

of the character described specially designed for use'in serving occupants of motor vehicles and which may be readily swung from the doors of the vehicle at a convenient location for those 'be-V ing served.V

Another object of the invention is to provide adjustable means for suspending the tray and which may be accommodated to any Vtype of vehicle.

which is composed of few parts, may be Veasily handled and readily collapsed into folded position when not in use.

VWith the above and other objects in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts and use an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated Vin the accompanying drawing wherein: Y

Figure 1 shows a plan view of the tray.

Figure 2 shows an edge View thereof in posi' tion for use.

Figure 3 shows a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of` Figure 4,

and Y Figure 4 shows a fragmentary bottom plan view partly in section.

, In the drawing the numeral lI designates the tray proper which is preferably rectangular in form. The underside of the tray has the longitudinal, marginal ribs 2, 2 and at each end has the transverse ribs 3, 4, the former of which is located at the end of the tray and the latter of which is spaced inwardly from the former as shown in Figures `3 and 4. There is a bottom plate 5 whose margins are fastened to the marginal ribs 2,- 2 and transverse finishing plates 6 are suitably secured to the ends of the tray. The ends of the ribs 3, 4 are spaced from the corresponding marginal ribs 2, 2 to provide spaces to receive the elongated' tubular sleeves 1, 1 which are secured therein at each end of the tray. The outer ends of these sleeves 1,11 extend through and are securely anchored to thefcorresponding nishing plates 6, The facing sides of the Y sleeves 1 have the longitudinal slots 8, 8 eX- tending from the ribs 3 to the ribs 4. Mounted in the sleeves 1 are the rods 9, 9 and connecting the rods 9, 9 of each pair at each end of the tray are the cross rods I0 which work through the corresponding slots 8 and are rigidly attached to the rods 9 of the corresponding pair. The rods 9 at each end may be adjusted outwardly or inwardly as a unit, the cross ribs 3, 4 forming stops against which the corresponding rod I0 abuts to l limit the adjustment.

There is a hanger at each end of the tray, each hanger comprising the side bars l I, I l which are pivoted to the outerl ends of the respective rods 9 and which converge outwardly and terminate in the overturned hook l2, which is covered by a suitable covering VI3 of rubber or other similar material so as to not mar the doors of the vehicle. v Y

In use the tray may be inserted through the door of the `vehicle when the glass is lowered and the hooks of Ythehangers engaged over the upper margins of the vehicle doors i4.

As is apparent the hanger may be adjusted as required depending on the width of the vehicle.

The drawing Vand description disclose what is now considered to be a preferred form of the in-V vention by way of illustration, only, while the broad principle of the invention-will be dened by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1.` A tray having transverse cross ribs on the underside thereof one at each end and one spaced inwardly from said end ribs, a longitudinal rib on the underside of the tray at each margin, a cover plate' secured to said marginal ribs, the ends of the cross ribs being spaced Afrom the marginal ribs, a pair of longitudinal bearing sleeves, at each end `of the tray, located in said spaces betweenV said ribs," anchor rods slidable in said sleeves, cross rods connectingk the anchorrods of each pair and whose range of movement is limited by said cross ribs at each end of the tray, and a hanger pivoted to the outer ends of the rods of each pair of anchor rods.

v2.A tray having transverse cross-ribs on the under side thereof, one at each end, and one spaced inwardly from each of said end ribs, a longitudinal rib on the under side of the tray at each side margin, a cover plate secured to the marginal l ribs, a pair of longitudinal bearing sleeves at each end of the tray'extended inwardly beyond said inwardly spaced ribs, anchor rods slidable inY said sleeves, cross rods connecting the anchor rods of each pair and whose range of movement is limited by the cross ribs at the ends of the tray, and a hanger pivoted4 to the outer ends of the rods of each pair of anchor rods.

ROBERT E. LEAVENS. 

